I have 8 hanging in my game room currently, but have another 8 I could hang if I wanted to (I really like these for the money). They're currently on nails using the supplied jagged tooth hanger in the center of the back. You're problem with these, is once the door opens up, it tilts the case and/or jostles the chips.
You'll need to use something like a Z-bar hanger. I'm looking these myself in order to be able to mount these and open the case for chip rearrangements, etc... Once these are mounted firmly in place, it'll be a snap to open the hinged door and swap out chips. They have a channeled edge on each shelf, that the chips rest in. Very nice for the money!
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I think I'm heading to Michaels this weekend. I've never stepped into that store. Which section would these be in?
There's a pretty big framing section, usually in the back. One of the aisles will have display cases for baseballs and footballs and stuff like that. The "coin display cases" are with those. They're on the bottom shelf at the store by me, and they're shrink wrapped with cardboard protectors on the corners and a graphics sheet under the glass with 8 old coins on it. If there's a couple in stock, check how the front door is centered on the main body of the case. Some of mine were poorly aligned when they screwed in the hinges. The one I got yesterday is fine.
Showed my wife, since I got the side eye for going with 3. She says you're a bad influence.
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Just hung the rest of the display cases. Yes, these retail for $30 each, but can be had for half off with coupon or in store sale.
I now have 16 of these... Overkill?
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Hey Tri, cut a piece of wood to match the distance of back of bracket to the back of frame and attach to the bottom of the frame. When you open the door it won't tilt the case anymore.I have 8 hanging in my game room currently, but have another 8 I could hang if I wanted to (I really like these for the money). They're currently on nails using the supplied jagged tooth hanger in the center of the back. You're problem with these, is once the door opens up, it tilts the case and/or jostles the chips.
You'll need to use something like a Z-bar hanger. I'm looking these myself in order to be able to mount these and open the case for chip rearrangements, etc... Once these are mounted firmly in place, it'll be a snap to open the hinged door and swap out chips. They have a channeled edge on each shelf, that the chips rest in. Very nice for the money!
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Hey Tri, cut a piece of wood to match the distance of back of bracket to the back of frame and attach to the bottom of the frame. When you open the door it won't tilt the case anymore.
I hung an 80 pound art piece on a wall using a french cleat which is pretty close to how you're hanging your chips and did the same thing to the bottom of it as i told you to keep it stable since I live out in CA where we have earthquakes however infrequent.
The 1000 year history of the triptych backs up having 3, aesthetically. The bigger issue is that I still have good looking chips hidden in the closet.Three? My OCD is going haywire... Need at least four, even numbers. Symmetrical, whatever...
Yeah I really like these cabinets. I do need to grab some z-brackets though. The brackets are almost the same price as the cabinets. I might just buy the bigger one and cut it in half to use for 2 cabinets. I am assuming you can cut these brackets in half with a standard hack saw?
http://www.amazon.com/Hangman-Z-Hanger-Mirror-Picture-Hanger-Aluminum-Z-30/dp/B000VW5T1W
You could probably make some french cleats with strips of 1/4" ply or yardsticks from home depot if you can't manage a rip cut. Should be cheaper than aluminum.
You could probably make some french cleats with strips of 1/4" ply or yardsticks from home depot if you can't manage a rip cut. Should be cheaper than aluminum.
Elaborate, please?